習う

• 読み: ならう
• ローマ字: narau
• 漢字の分解: 習 (shuu/nara) — to learn, to practise
• 発音: /na.ɾa.ɯ/

意味

To learn (from a teacher); to take lessons in; to study under someone; to get training.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb with a u-stem. Emphasises learning through instruction from another person, unlike 勉強する which focuses on self-study effort. Takes the pattern: person に + subject を + 習う. Commonly used for skills and arts (ピアノを習う, to take piano lessons).

例文

1. 子どものときピアノを習いました。
2. 日本語を先生に習っています。
3. 来月から料理を習いたいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, hobbies, skills

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 習 combines 羽 (wings) and 白 (white/plain), originally depicting a young bird repeatedly flapping its wings to learn to fly.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal